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Marinho CC, Grobério AC, Silva CTFD, Lima TLFD, Santos RCD, Araújo LGD, Reis VWD, Machado-Coelho GLL. Morbidity of schistosomiasis mansoni in a low endemic setting in Ouro Preto, Minas Gerais, Brazil. Rev Soc Bras Med Trop 2017; 50:805-811. [DOI: 10.1590/0037-8682-0009-2017] [Citation(s) in RCA: 5] [Impact Index Per Article: 0.7] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 04/05/2017] [Accepted: 12/14/2017] [Indexed: 11/22/2022] Open
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Couto LD, Tibiriça SHC, Pinheiro IO, Mitterofhe A, Lima AC, Castro MF, Gonçalves M, Silva MR, Guimarães RJPS, Rosa FM, Coimbra ES. Neglected tropical diseases: prevalence and risk factors for schistosomiasis and soil-transmitted helminthiasis in a region of Minas Gerais State, Brazil. Trans R Soc Trop Med Hyg 2014; 108:363-71. [PMID: 24781377 DOI: 10.1093/trstmh/tru054] [Citation(s) in RCA: 6] [Impact Index Per Article: 0.6] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Key Words] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Indexed: 11/14/2022] Open
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BACKGROUND Among the neglected tropical diseases (NTDs), schistosomiasis and the three main soil-transmitted helminthiases (STHs), i.e., ascariasis, trichuriasis and hookworm infection, represent the most common infections in developing countries. In Brazil, there is a lack of epidemiological data in many parts of the country, which favors the unawareness of the real situation concerning these diseases. Due to this, we investigated the occurrence of schistosomiasis and STHs in a region of Minas Gerais State, Brazil. METHODS One stool sample was collected from 503 individuals, whose ages ranged from 0.1 to 91.2 years, and screened using both the Kato-Katz and the Formol-Ether methods. In parallel, a malacological survey was carried out in the main water bodies of the district, and Biomphalaria susceptibility assays and kernel-based techniques were also performed. RESULTS No individual was found infected with Ascaris lumbricoides or hookworm. Schistosoma mansoni was the most common parasite found (1.6%). The prevalence was higher in males and the chance of acquiring the disease increased by 43.35 times with contact with a body of water. None of the Biomphalaria tenagophila and B. glabrata specimens were found naturally infected, but B. glabrata was highly susceptible to infection with Schistosoma mansoni. Using kernel-based techniques, clusters of Biomphalaria were found near the households where the infected individuals lived. CONCLUSIONS Schistosomiasis was the most prevalent parasitic infection found. Our findings show that the occurrence of this disease has been underestimated by the local health care service, and highlight the importance of epidemiological surveillance in areas of low prevalence for schistosomiasis.
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Affiliation(s)
- Luzivalda D Couto
- Programa de Pós-graduação em Saúde Brasileira, Universidade Federal de Juiz de Fora, Juiz de Fora, MG, Brasil
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- Departamento de Clínica médica, Faculdade de Medicina, Universidade Federal de Juiz de Fora, Juiz de Fora, MG, Brasil
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- Superintendência Regional de Saúde de Juiz de Fora, Secretaria de Estado da Saúde de Minas Gerais, Juiz de Fora, MG, Brasil
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- Superintendência Regional de Saúde de Juiz de Fora, Secretaria de Estado da Saúde de Minas Gerais, Juiz de Fora, MG, Brasil
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- Superintendência Regional de Saúde de Juiz de Fora, Secretaria de Estado da Saúde de Minas Gerais, Juiz de Fora, MG, Brasil
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- Superintendência Regional de Saúde de Juiz de Fora, Secretaria de Estado da Saúde de Minas Gerais, Juiz de Fora, MG, Brasil
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- Superintendência Regional de Saúde de Juiz de Fora, Secretaria de Estado da Saúde de Minas Gerais, Juiz de Fora, MG, Brasil
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- Departamento de Parasitologia, Microbiologia e Imunologia, Instituto de Ciências Biológicas, Universidade Federal de Juiz de Fora, Juiz de Fora, MG, Brasil
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- Departamento de Parasitologia, Microbiologia e Imunologia, Instituto de Ciências Biológicas, Universidade Federal de Juiz de Fora, Juiz de Fora, MG, Brasil
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Use of indicator kriging to investigate schistosomiasis in minas gerais state, Brazil. J Trop Med 2012; 2012:837428. [PMID: 22291716 PMCID: PMC3265113 DOI: 10.1155/2012/837428] [Citation(s) in RCA: 4] [Impact Index Per Article: 0.3] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Track Full Text] [Download PDF] [Figures] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 07/15/2011] [Accepted: 09/20/2011] [Indexed: 11/17/2022] Open
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Geographic Information Systems (GISs) are composed of useful tools to map and to model the spatial distribution of events that have geographic importance as schistosomiasis. This paper is a review of the use the indicator kriging, implemented on the Georeferenced Information Processing System (SPRING) to make inferences about the prevalence of schistosomiasis and the presence of the species of Biomphalaria, intermediate hosts of Schistosoma mansoni, in areas without this information, in the Minas Gerais State, Brazil. The results were two maps. The first one was a map of Biomphalaria species, and the second was a new map of estimated prevalence of schistosomiasis. The obtained results showed that the indicator kriging can be used to better allocate resources for study and control of schistosomiasis in areas with transmission or the possibility of disease transmission.
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